EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

     In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the persons named below agrees to the joint filing of a Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and associated preferred rights (collectively, the “Common Stock”), of PepsiAmericas, Inc. a Delaware corporation, and further agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to such filings provided that, as contemplated by Section 13d-1(k)(ii), no person shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Dated as of August 23, 2007

PEPSICO, INC.
By:	/s/ Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Name: Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
PEPSI-COLA METROPOLITAN BOTTLING COMPANY, INC.
By:	/s/ Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Name: Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary
PEPSI-COLA OPERATING COMPANY OF CHESAPEAKE AND INDIANAPOLIS
By:	/s/ Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Name: Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary
PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS, INC.
By:	/s/ Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Name: Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary